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Issue 6 "Towing The Dragline: Making the Metropolitan, part one" Script: Doselle Young Pencils: John McCrea Inks: Garry Leach Colours: Ian Hannin Editor: John Layman

Plot

Long Beach, a groub of homeless people gather by the 405 freeway to "smoke a bowl" As they do, one of them tells of the Tungva tribe, who believed the very field they are in was the birth-cradle of their god. As We see the scene from above, there is a nazca-like collection of lines on the ground that form a shape when seen from a distance, in this case a long-haired man being struck by arrows.

Salem, and the Monarchy are hard at work defeating a poltergeist infestation that Jackson clearly has no time for. Most of them are destroyed by King, Farmer, Union and Profesor Q, and the rest are shunted back to their home dimension by Farmer.

In LA, the costumed vigilante Last Angel is trying to stop two thieves from making off with a car, but as they drive it through the dealership's window, he's on the other side and gets hit. As he lies unconcious, he is observed by Christine and Condition Red, and as Christine teleports out, Condition Red almost doesn't notice Last Angel's recovery and escape. He gets back to his apartment and falls asleep on the floor. When he wakes, he checks his answering machine to find messafes about owed money and a jilted lover.

Back in Salem, Professor Q realies that the poltergeist infestation was not accidental, and was an attack by the Cancer-Planet Chimera(seen in issue 4). As the Chimeran Ship moves to return home, Jackson and Union attack it, disabling the defenders and capturing the captain. jackson has amessage he wants to deliver...

Following the battle, Jackson and Christine share a shower at the Crown, while Agent Morro goes to a Washington State Asylum to visit Malcom King...

Unsolved Mysteries

• Why did Chimera attack Earth?
• What caused Professor Q to lose her memory?
• What does Agent Morro want with Malcom?
• What message does King have for Chimera?
• What is King going to do to the Last Angel?

Analysis

• There is a similarity between the design in Long Beach and Bram(Last Angel)
• Jackson isn't pleased about Professor Q remembering her name
• Chimera isn't an entity, but rather a world with a population. It isn't clear, however, if the planet is alive and directing it's denizens in their actions, or if their actions are simply a symptom of the diasese.
• Last Angel is not a very good adventurer, despite making headlines, and his personal life is in ruins.
• There is an effect around Jackson and Christine in the shower that is similar to the telepathy effect he used on the security guards in issue 4.